Song Ci is an important part of ancient Chinese literature, known alongside Tang poetry as the "twin peaks". Ci originated in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty, featuring masters like Su Shi, Xin Qiji, and Li Qingzhao.
风消云缕。 一碧无今古。 欲坏上元天不许。 晴了晚来些雨。 莫言冷落山家。 山翁本厌繁华。 试问莲灯千炬,何如月上梅花。